Hubnerite with Quartz

specimen number:
9892204

location:
Mundo Nuevo, Huamachuco, Sanchez Carrion, La Libertad, Peru

description:
Aesthetic and attractive combination piece consisting of a double terminated grouping of lustrous black hubnerite crystals measuring 3.0 x 2.8 x 0.5 cm in size, this hosting a cluster of glassy gemmy colorless quartz crystals. Complete all around and in great condition with no points of attachment.

Situated at high elevation in the Andes of the Sanchez Carrion Province, La Libertad, Peru, the Mundo Nuevo mining district features complex hydrothermal vein deposits formed within folded Cretaceous sedimentary host rocks. Commercial underground extraction historically targeted tungsten and base metals, yielding significant industrial output alongside fine mineral specimens. The locality became renowned among mineral collectors for producing sharp, lustrous hubnerite blades, exceptional quartz crystal clusters, augelite, and various sulfosalts. While large-scale commercial operations have fluctuated over time, small-scale adits and specimen mining have periodically continued to yield high-quality aesthetic pieces prized in private and museum collections worldwide.

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